Cottontail rabbits are frequent visitors in many yards and gardens. A few rabbits are usually welcome and even entertaining to watch but as numbers multiply they can begin to cause serious damage in to your vegetable garden and plants in your landscape. It’s important to get rid of rabbits if this happens. Dealing with rabbit … Read more
Winter can be both a welcomed reprieve from gardening chores, or a season of dread for the home gardener. If you fall into the latter category, have hope as you can actually grow lettuce in winter and keep your garden growing a little longer. You may have heard of using hydroponics and artificial lights to … Read more
The infiltration of deer into home gardens and landscapes is a widespread problem. Deer cause damage to vegetables gardens, trees and ornamental shrubs. Once deer begin eating in your garden, it is more difficult to get rid of deer. This is because deer eating patterns are habitual and they will return to the same spot … Read more
Many people only think of groundhogs in February when it’s Groundhog Day and they want to know if winter will continue, or spring will come early. However, for the home gardener and homeowner, groundhogs can cause extensive damage and a desire to figure out a way to get rid of groundhogs. Groundhogs are also known … Read more
Usually I order most of my garden seeds for the year in January or February. A few weeks later I put together milk jug greenhouses. These easy, miniature greenhouses help give seedlings a jump start on the growing season. You can make them any time before your final frost date. This post will explain how … Read more
The holidays are over and the New Year’s Day spirit is slowly waning. Now we are in January and if you live in an area with a true winter, you have at least two to three more months of life in the frozen tundra. This means one thing, it’s time to order free garden catalogs! … Read more
One of my favorite parts of gardening is having an herb garden. In my experience, herbs are easy to grow, require little care and many are perennials that come back year after year. They are a great option for a new or beginning gardener. There are literally hundreds of varieties of herbs, and because of this, … Read more
The Cleveland Home and Garden Show takes place every February in Cleveland, Ohio at the International Exposition Center (also known as the I-X Center) which is near Cleveland Hopkins International Airport. The first time I went to the show was in 2017. Over the years it has become a tradition now for my husband and … Read more
Whenever I splurge on buying fresh cut flowers, I want them to last as long as possible. I think this is the case for most flower buyers, but unfortunately flowers often do not last very long. This can lead to frustration, disappointment and additional spending. I used to work in a floral shop so I … Read more